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pre·cious (prĕsh'əs)  |
[Middle English, from Old French precios, from Latin pretiōsus, from pretium, price.]
preciously pre'cious·ly adv.| Thesaurus: precious |
adjective
noun
| Antonyms: precious |
Definition: expensive; rare
Antonyms: cheap, common, inexpensive, worthless
adj
Definition: extremely sophisticated and picky
Antonyms: defective, deficient, impaired
adj
Definition: favorite, valued
Antonyms: disfavored, useless, valueless, worthless
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| Artist: Precious |
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| Discography: Precious |
| Wikipedia: Precious (band) |
| Precious | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1998 - 2000 |
| Labels | EMI |
| Former members | |
| Louise Rose Anya Lahiri Sophie McDonnell Kalli Clark-Sternberg Jenny Frost |
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Precious were a British female group, comprising Louise Rose, Anya Lahiri, Sophie McDonnell, Kalli Clark-Sternberg and Jenny Frost. They first achieved fame as the UK's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest and went on to become a moderately popular act until they decided it was time to go their own ways.
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Precious was established in late 1998 by friends Sophie McDonnell and Jenny Frost. A set of auditions saw the remaining members join, these were: Anya Lahiri, Kalli Clark-Sternberg and Louise Rose. [1]. It was Louise that would take up the lead vocals.
The following year saw things take off rapidly for the girls. In May 1999, Precious were voted in to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest taking place that year in Jerusalem, Israel. Their song, "Say It Again" proved popular and the group were able to sign with EMI to release Say It Again as a single on the 17 May. It debuted at No.6 in the UK singles chart. In the Eurovision Song Contest, Precious did not carry off the grand prix with "Say It Again", sharing 12th position [2], but this was not to stop them from continuing a greater pop career.
Precious went on to put together their debut album self-titled Precious. It featured a number of tracks including "Say It Again" with songwriters and producers such as the Danish, Cutfather & Joe and Chris Porter. The debut album was released 20 November 2000. As the group went public, promoting widely through 1999 and into 2000, the next single was due. Called "Rewind", this single was released 20 March 2000 and also enjoyed success in the UK singles chart. The 26 June 2000 saw Precious go on to release their third single "It's Gonna Be My Way". Their last single was quite appropriately called "New Beginning" with a video clip set in an industrial warehouse with the girlband acting like tough girls.
By the end of 2000, Precious as a group came under scrutiny. The group's success diminished and it was decided that the individual members should pursue separate careers. It would not be the last that the public would hear from members of the group, with Sophie McDonnell presenting for the BBC's CBBC brand, Jenny Frost replacing Kerry Katona in the band Atomic Kitten, and Anya Lahiri returning to her modelling activities. She has been one of the FHM Pit Girls in 2003, and she started a new career as an actress, playing with Jacqueline Bisset and Daniel Bernhardt. Lead singer, Louise Rose has also become an actress, her credits include the 2008 mini-series "Diamonds". Kalli Clark-Sternberg has since become a session singer.
| Date | Title | UK Albums Chart | Certification | |
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| Albums | ||||
| 20 November 2000 | Precious | - | ||
| Singles | ||||
| 17 May 1999 | "Say It Again" | 6[3] | Silver [4] | |
| 20 March 2000 | "Rewind" | 11[3] | ||
| 26 June 2000 | "Its Gonna Be My Way" | 27[3] | ||
| 13 November 2000 | "New Beginning" | 50[3] | ||
| Preceded by Imaani |
UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 |
Succeeded by Nicki French |
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| Translations: Precious |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kostbar, dyrebar, elskede, affekteret, uduelig
n. - elskede
adv. - vældig, yderst
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Nederlands (Dutch)
kostbaar, dierbaar, verfijnd, zeer
Français (French)
adj. - précieux, cher, affecté (un style, etc)
n. - trésor
adv. - fort
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Deutsch (German)
adj. - wertvoll, kostbar, Edel...
adv. - (ugs.) herzlich
n. - Schatz
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Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βαρύτιμος, πολύτιμος, επιτηδευμένος, προσποιητός, (ως επιτακτικό) τέλειος
adv. - (πάρα) πολύ, εξαιρετικά
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Italiano (Italian)
caro, prezioso, molto
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Português (Portuguese)
adj. - precioso
adv. - preciosamente
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Русский (Russian)
драгоценный, ценный, ненаглядный
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Español (Spanish)
adj. - querido, amado
n. - querido, amado, tesoro
adv. - muy pocos, poquísimos
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Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - värdefull, dyrbar, kär, affekterad, älskling
adv. - väldigt, förbaskat
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
宝贵的, 珍爱的, 过于精致的, 宝贝, 心爱的人, 很, 非常
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中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 寶貴的, 珍愛的, 過於精致的
n. - 寶貝, 心愛的人
adv. - 很, 非常
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한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비싼, 귀중한
n. - 귀여운 사람
adv. - 매우, 대단한, 지독히
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 高価な, 貴重な, いとしい, 全くの, 気取った, 凝りすぎの
n. - 大事な人
adv. - 非常に
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العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) ثمين, نفيس, غالي (ظرف) تماما, كليه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - יקר, רב-ערך, גמור, מלאכותי, יקיר, נוקדן, דקדקן
n. - דקדקן, נוקדן
adv. - מאוד, מעט מאוד
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